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Persons living with HIV, along with civil society groups, form a red ribbon with their mobile phone lights to commemorate the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial on Monday, May 22. 📷 Jire Carreon/Rappler

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Bong Go calls for stronger interventions vs rise in HIV, AIDSSenator Christopher “Bong” Go has called on the government to develop stronger mechanisms to address the alarming rate of HIV and AIDS cases in the country, saying that there is “enough” funds in the national budget for effective interventions.
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Group asks gov’t to implement comprehensive sex educationRecent reports of adolescents contracting HIV have prompted a women’s rights advocacy group to call for implementing comprehensive sexual education (CSE) to help children and teenagers avoid sexually transmitted diseases. CDNDigital
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